U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at a press conference on Dec. 6, 2023, about DOJ’s indictment of four Russian military personnel for war crimes committed against a U.S. national living in Ukraine, the first of such charges ever to be brought under the U.S. war crimes statute. Samuel Corum/Getty
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'Green bubble shaming' at play in DOJ suit against Apple
The issue of “green bubble shaming” came up in the Justice Department’s lawsuit against Apple last week. The tech giant says it plans to address the problem. NPR hide caption toggle caption NPR The issue of “green bubble shaming” came up in the Justice Department’s lawsuit against Apple last week.
Blinken visits Israel amid tensions over Rafah invasion plan; DOJ sues Apple
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv, Israel, today for
As the DOJ investigates Boeing, crash victims' families wonder why it's taken so long
Boeing is under heightened scrutiny from regulators and the public after a door plug panel blew off a jet in midair two months ago. Now the Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation. Several Boeing 737 Max planes under construction in Renton, Wash. are shown outside the company’s plant on
Series of recent DOJ cases show foreign operatives plotting assassinations in U.S.
The U.S. Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 17. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images The U.S. Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 17. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images It sounds like a fanciful script for a Hollywood thriller:
DOJ watchdog finds 187 inmate suicides in federal prisons over 8-year period
A New York Medical Examiner’s car is parked outside the Metropolitan Correctional Center where financier Jeffrey Epstein was being held in New York. Epstein committed suicide in prison. Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images A New York Medical Examiner’s car is parked
New DOJ watchdog report details FBI officials' misconduct with foreign prostitutes
The FBI’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. Yuri Gripas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Yuri Gripas/AFP via Getty Images The FBI’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. Yuri Gripas/AFP via Getty Images Six FBI officials working on assignment overseas solicited or had sex with prostitutes, including at a karaoke bar, a
As she leaves DOJ, associate AG recalls the cases that will 'stick with me forever'
Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department on Aug. 2, 2022, as Attorney General Merrick Garland looks on. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department on
Up First briefing: Congress averts shutdown again; DOJ report details Uvalde failures
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Congress passed another stopgap spending bill to fund the government through early March
DOJ to seek death penalty for gunman in Buffalo supermarket mass shooting
Police secure an area around a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket where 10 people were killed in a shooting on May 14, 2022. Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP, File hide caption toggle caption Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP, File Police secure an area around a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket where 10